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BONUS | Gary Webb and the Dark Alliance
Gary Webb was an American investigative journalist who wrote a three-part series for the San Jose Mercury News in 1996 called Dark Alliance. The series was about connections between the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S.-backed Contra army seeking to overthrow Nicaragua’s government, and cocaine trafficking into the United States. The articles sparked a public and congressional outcry that led to CIA and Department of Justice investigations of Webb’s claims.
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By SierraKiloBravoGary Webb was an American investigative journalist who wrote a three-part series for the San Jose Mercury News in 1996 called Dark Alliance. The series was about connections between the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S.-backed Contra army seeking to overthrow Nicaragua’s government, and cocaine trafficking into the United States. The articles sparked a public and congressional outcry that led to CIA and Department of Justice investigations of Webb’s claims.
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